Community solar projects – aka, solar gardens – boost distributed energy development and bring their benefits to those who can’t put solar panels on their own roof.
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Solar Impulse Seizes Weather Opening, Heads To St. Louis
The sun-powered Solar Impulse airplane leaves Dallas for St. Louis, where it will make use of a revolutionary inflatable hangar at storm-damaged Lambert Airport.
Antarctic Outpost To Use Wind, Solar Energy To Survive
Brazil’s planned Antarctic research station will use solar panels for the sunny summers and wind turbines in the long winters to supply renewable energy year-round.
New Solar: From 100% In March To 2.5% In April
Solar’s proportion of new generating capacity plunged in April. But don’t worry. Everything is OK.
Solar Traps: World-Changer Or Vaporware?
A Maryland inventor’s claim of a radically new and better (but largely not revealed) approach to solar power is getting attention. Is there anything to it?
California’s Biggest Solar PV Plant In High Gear
A 66-megawatt PV plant, currently the largest operating in California, is cranking out maximum power for several hours a day in northern Los Angeles County.
Electric Vehicles Become A Grid Power Source
Opening up new energy storage possibilities, the eV2g joint venture between the University of Delaware and NRG Energy is selling power from a fleet of EVs to PJM.
New Material Promises To Help Cool Buildings With No Power
A newly invented material holds promise to cool buildings without using any power.
World’s Biggest Solar PV Projects Under Way In SoCal
The 579-megawatt Antelope Valley Solar Projects, about 60 miles north of LA, enter “major construction” mode, with completion eyed for 2015.
Using Solar To Boost Natural Gas Efficiency
Researchers are trying to boost the efficiency and lower the cost of technology that uses concentrating solar power to turn natural gas into higher-value syngas.
Solar Boat Sails For Science, Trash Cleanup
Having sailed around the world, the PlanetSolar catamaran, powered only by the sun, is on an Atlantic mission to do scientific research and collect floating plastic waste.
Solar Smackdown: Utilities Take On Rooftops
Will rooftop solar spell doom for electrical utilities? Fears are running rampant, and San Antonio’s CPS Energy is acting to scale back net metering credits.
Geothermal Power: Electricity From Earth’s Untapped Potential
Geothermal power is an old renewable energy source, with a huge potential — especially if enhanced geothermal systems can be commercialized.
Why Solar’s Allegedly Big March Didn’t Mean Much
Much was made of the fact that solar accounted for 100 percent of the new utility-scale power on the U.S. grid in March, but it actually meant little.